Dark Willow
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Dark Willow
| Grants the following bonuses per level: | |
| +44HP and +0.2HP regeneration | |
| +0.27 armor and 1.6 attack speed | |
| +42MP and +0.175MP regeneration +0.1% base magic resistance +3.5 Main Attack Damage | |
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1200 Projectile Speed
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115 (133)
(1.5 BAT) | ||
0.3 + 1
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0.7
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Default
Gib Type | ||
Competitive Span
2018-03-01 — Present | ||
Version Control This article is mostly accurate for 7.40, the last version this hero was changed in. New interactions that emerged in following patches may have not yet been accounted for. |
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| Has an arsenal of disables at her disposal. | |
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| A slight flutter from the shadows may be all an enemy sees of Dark Willow, as she eludes pursuit and controls her foe's movements with devious and cunning fae tricks. Her heritage lets her slip into the Shadow Realm, avoiding attacks while entrapping victims in thorny Brambles. She lays a Cursed Crown on her foes, stunning them no matter they run. The Dark Willow's companion wisp is no less to fear. Jex circles its mistress, creating sheer Bedlam before tapping into primal fears, Terrorizing enemies into submission. | |
| Roles: | |
| Adjectives | Cute, Female, Flying, Green, Wings, Nose Legs ( 2 ) |
Grants Mireska an enemy incoming damage amplification aura centered around her. The longer the Shadow Realm, the potent the amplification.
Accumulates a portion of the damage dealt by Mireska to the Cursed Crown-affected enemy unit during its effect delay.
This accumulated damage is dealt to all enemy units within the stun radius after the effect delay.
Also accumulates a portion of Mireska's allied heroes' attack damage dealt to the cursed enemy unit.
This accumulated damage is dealt to all enemy units within the stun radius after the effect delay.
Also accumulates a portion of Mireska's allied heroes' attack damage dealt to the cursed enemy unit.
Upgrades
[edit]Aghanim's
[edit]Talents
[edit]| +2 Bedlam Attack Targets | 25 | +500 Terrorize Damage |
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| -7s Bramble Maze Cooldown | 20 | +1.5s Shadow Realm Duration |
| -15s Terrorize Cooldown | 15 | +30 Bedlam Damage |
| +10 Intelligence | 10 | +1s Bedlam Duration |
| ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ +2 All | ||
Bio
[edit]Let's have some fun, shall we?▶️Mireska Sunbreeze, the Dark Willow
Aliases:
DW, Willow, Mireska
Lore:
Children love telling stories about the whimsical adventures of fairies... That's because children don't know that most fairies are spiteful jerks. And in the world of spiteful fairies there are few names spoken of with more contempt than Mireska Sunbreeze.
Born to a fae merchant king, Mireska grew up in Revtel; a cutthroat nation where manipulation and murder were the norm. But while she was quite adept at navigating the etiquette, unspoken laws, and social rituals that permeated every element of her life, she found the whole thing rather boring.
So, Mireska did what most rebellious children do: burn down her family estate and set off with her pet wisp Jex to live the life of a wandering grifter.
Born to a fae merchant king, Mireska grew up in Revtel; a cutthroat nation where manipulation and murder were the norm. But while she was quite adept at navigating the etiquette, unspoken laws, and social rituals that permeated every element of her life, she found the whole thing rather boring.
So, Mireska did what most rebellious children do: burn down her family estate and set off with her pet wisp Jex to live the life of a wandering grifter.
Voice:
Pixie Dust
[edit]Passive
Affects
Self
Grants self bonus health regeneration and bonus mana regeneration while being affected by untargetable and hidden sources.
Hero Model
[edit]Details
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innate abilities for more details.
Abilities
[edit]Bramble Maze
[edit]Cast Animation: 0.3 + 0.8
Cast Range:
1000/1100/1200/1300
Spawn Radius: 500
Inner Radius: 200
Spawn Delay: 0.3
Spawn Interval: 0.075
Number of Brambles: 8
Activation Delay: 0.1
Bramble Duration: 12
Enemy units coming in contact with a matured bramble are rooted and take damage over time.
Root Search Radius: 90
Damage Interval: 0.5
Damage per Instance: 50/55/60/65
Root Duration: 1/1.5/2/2.5
The fae realm exists all around you, merely waiting to draw you in...
Shadow Realm
[edit]Recedes into the shadows and becomes untargetable. Mireska's next attack has increased attack range imbued with magical spell damage corresponding to the duration within the Shadow Realm.
Attacking breaks the incantation and brings her back to the physical plane.
Attacking breaks the incantation and brings her back to the physical plane.
Cast Animation:
0 + 0
Effect Delay: 0.3
Max Damage: 120/200/280/360
Max Power Duration: 3
The incantation disappears upon hitting the target or reaching the buff duration, whichever is shorter.
Projectile Buff Duration: 3
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Attacking no longer takes Dark Willow out of Shadow Realm.
Each attack now applies the bonus spell damage corresponding to the buff duration.
Attacking no longer takes Dark Willow out of Shadow Realm.
Each attack now applies the bonus spell damage corresponding to the buff duration.
What you can't see will most definitely hurt you.
Cursed Crown
[edit]Cast Animation: 0.2 + 0.4
Cast Range:
600/625/650/675
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Creates brambles around the affected enemy unit when the effect delay ends. Additionally, the full ability effect is applied even if the debuff is dispelled before the delay ends.
Reduces cooldown.
Creates brambles around the affected enemy unit when the effect delay ends. Additionally, the full ability effect is applied even if the debuff is dispelled before the delay ends.
Reduces cooldown.
Didn't anyone ever tell you? Never strike a deal with a fairy...
Bedlam
[edit]Summons her pet wisp, Jex, to roam around herself
Jex damages the enemy unit within its range per orbit for the entire duration.
Jex damages the enemy unit within its range per orbit for the entire duration.
Cast Animation:
0 + 0
Cast Range:
900
Although visually Jex damages its target, the spell damage applied is sourced to Mireska.
The wisp starts at Mireska's west side, and orbits clockwise.
The wisp starts at Mireska's west side, and orbits clockwise.
Damage Interval: 0.25
Orbit Time: 1.5
Terrorize is inactive until Jex returns from the ability cast.
You'll have to excuse my friend Jex. He's really into murder.
Terrorize
[edit]Releases her pet wisp, Jex, after a short delay to terrorize and apply a fountain-fear on enemy units within the radius.
Cast Animation: 1 + 2.57
Cast Range:
1200
Bedlam is inactive until Jex returns from the ability cast.
You think you know the first thing about fear? Jex'll show you what that word truly means...
Recent Matches
[edit]Main Article: Dark Willow/Matches
| Date | Tier | Tournament | Picks | Score | vs. Picks | ||||
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| January 9, 2026 - 20:00 EET | Qualifier | EEU CQ DreamLeague S28 | 0 : 1 | ||||||
| January 9, 2026 - 20:00 EET | Qualifier | EEU CQ DreamLeague S28 | 1 : 0 | ||||||
| January 9, 2026 - 20:00 EET | Qualifier | EEU CQ DreamLeague S28 | 0 : 1 | ||||||
| January 9, 2026 - 16:00 EET | Qualifier | EEU CQ DreamLeague S28 | 0 : 1 | ||||||
| January 9, 2026 - 12:00 CET | Qualifier | WEU CQ DreamLeague S28 | 0 : 1 |
Recent Changes
[edit]Description
- Increased Cursed Crown stun duration from 1.2/1.6/2/2.4 to 1.5/1.8/2.1/2.4.
- Increased Terrorize Jex return speed from 600 to 800.

Talents:
- LVL 15 +150 Cursed Crown radius ➜ -15s Terrorize cooldown.
- Allied units can no longer target Dark Willow while Shadow Realm is active. [?]
- Increased Shadow Realm mana cost from 70/80/90/100 to 80/90/100/110.
Dota Plus Progress
[edit]Main Article: Hero Challenges
Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.
| Dark Willow's Relics | Voice Lines | |
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Bronze |
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Silver |
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Gold |
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Platinum |
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Master |
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Grandmaster |
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Equipment
[edit]=Trivia
[edit]- Dark Willow was revealed during The International 2017, alongside Pangolier in the same trailer.[1]
- Dark Willow is sometimes labeled in the game files as Sylph and Fairy, her early working names.
- Dark Willow's accent is heavily based on those found in Celtic and Gaelic countries, mostly Wales, Ireland and Scotland.
- In Deadlock, Seven's Static Charge ability may be inspired by Dark Willow's Cursed Crown, both placing a debuff on an enemy that, upon expiring, stuns all enemies within an area.
Gallery
[edit]- Bone Harvest sprite - alive